Thousands Of Chickens Injured, Killed By Tornado

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May 18, 1992

OMAHA, NEB. — A tornado ripped through two poultry warehouses in northeast Nebraska on Saturday, killing or injuring thousands of chickens, officials said. No people were injured, authorities said. Severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rain and large hail and caused wind damage elsewhere in the central and northern Plains. Wind gusted to 60 mph in eastern Nebraska. A gust tore the roof off the main hangar at the airport in Blair, about 20 miles north of Omaha, the National Weather Service said.